Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV7L5S78736 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 20, 2024
TN
Last seenSep 4, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JV7L5S78736
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 13, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
S78736

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
HINO

Prefix basis · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HINO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Conventional Type Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 20, 2024 – Sep 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2026MSIII · Driver-only5RTC TRUCKING LLC 3154550B16 60938/MS
Aug 25, 2026ARI · Full4OOSRTC TRUCKING LLC 3154550B1660938/MS
Aug 13, 2026MOII · Walk-around4RTC TRUCKING LLC 3154550B1660938/MS
Aug 11, 2026NCII · Walk-around1RTC TRUCKING LLC 31545506B1660938/MS
Aug 3, 2026TNI · Full0RTC TRUCKING LLC 3154550B1660938/MS
Apr 20, 2024TNI · Full0ARMSTRONG RELOCATION COMPANY LLC 1106735195825/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RTC TRUCKING LLC3154550Aug 3, 2026Sep 4, 20265SC
ARMSTRONG RELOCATION COMPANY LLC1106735Apr 20, 2024Apr 20, 20241TN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
B16 60938MS1RTC TRUCKING LLCSep 4, 2026Sep 4, 20261
B1660938MS1RTC TRUCKING LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 25, 20263
6B1660938MS1RTC TRUCKING LLCAug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261
195825KSARMSTRONG RELOCATION COMPANY LLCApr 20, 2024Apr 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026